Tet (Lunar New Year) is always an interesting experience for foreigners in Vietnam. Enjoying the Tet atmosphere, foreign ambassadors have shared their feelings about the biggest traditional festival in the country.
Pope Francis, head of the Holy See, wished the leaders and people of Vietnam a merry Christmas and a happy New Year while meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung at the Christmas Mass recently held in St. Peter's Basilica.
2022 marks a period of strong recovery in Vietnam’s tourism industry and its economy after a problematic two-year period due to COVID-19. Vietnam welcomed 2.95 million foreign tourists in the first 11 months of the year. Join us to catch up with some foreign visitors and hear of their affection for the country during the festive season.
The Class I Special Immigration Office of Soekarno-Hatta Airport announced on December 23 that 71,416 foreign travellers had entered Indonesia through the airport from December 7-21, ahead of Christmas.
Politburo member, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man wished Catholic dignitaries and followers in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue a merry Christmas, while visiting the Archdiocese of Hue on December 23.
Vietjet has resumed the non-stop services from Vietnam’s two tourism destinations of Da Lat and Can Tho to the capital city of the Republic of Korea - Seoul, just in time for the Christmas holidays.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien visited the Episcopal Palace of Kon Tum Diocese to offer Christmas greetings to the Catholic community in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on December 21.
On behalf of the leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh visited the Archbishop’s Palace of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese and the General Confederation of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) on December 21, on the occasion of Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023.
Vietnamese-American pop stars Tuan Ngoc and Thanh Ha will perform in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to celebrate Christmas and New Year.
Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man visited the Da Nang Diocese and the Vietnam Christian Mission on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas festival on December 19.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and congratulated the Hanoi Archdiocese on December 17 on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas season and New Year.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien on December 16 visited Xuan Loc Diocese in Long Khanh city of southern Dong Nai province to offer Christmas greetings to Catholic bishops, priests and followers in the locality.
Officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government Committee for Religious Affairs on December 16 visited and congratulated the Archdiocese of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas season.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien visited and sent Christmas greetings to the Episcopal Palace of Phan Thiet Diocese in Phan Thiet city, the central province of Binh Thuan, on December 16.
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